Polyvagal-Informed Certification: How One Program Could Save America’s Teachers From Burnout
According to Education Week, it’s too early for definitive data on how many K-12 teachers will resign during this school year. However, the National Education Association (NEA) released a nationwide survey of teachers in which 55 percent said that the pandemic is pushing them to leave the profession sooner than they’d initially planned. Why the attrition? More than […]
I Don’t See What You Mean: How Perception Affects Communication in the Workplace
Do you ever feel like you are worlds apart from team members or managers regarding communication styles? You’re not alone. However, for many, professional development training sessions on issues like communication haven’t gone far enough in teaching practical steps to improve these critical soft skills. Issues like perceptual bias and how people interpret information is […]
AI & Suicide Prevention: How One Project Could Save Lives & Revolutionize Pediatric Mental Health
17.4 percent (or 1 in 6) of US children aged two to eight have a diagnosed mental, behavioral, or developmental disorder, according to the CDC. Additionally, suicide attempts and deaths among children have increased in the US over the past decade, and suicide is now the eighth leading cause of death in children at the tender ages of […]